National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS)

Principal Investigator(s):
United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census;
National Institute on Aging;
National Cancer Institute;
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute;
National Center for Health Statistics

Summary

The National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS) consists
of a database developed for the purpose of studying the effects of
demographic and socio-economic characteristics on differentials in
United States mortality rates. The NLMS database is based on a random
sample of the non-institutionalized population of the United States.
It consists of United States Census Bureau data from Current
Population Surveys, annual Social and Economic Supplements and the
1980 Census combined with death certificate information to identify
mortality status and cause of death.

Funding

United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging